Table 2. The general and clinical characteristics of the subjects, depending of gender.
| Characteristics | Male (n=185) |
Female (n=440) |
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| POAG (n=74) | Control (n=111) | P | POAG (n=238) | Control (n=202) | P | |
| No coexistence of diseases | 13 (17.6) | 28 (25.2) | 0.03 | 45 (18.9) | 80 (39.6) | <0.00 |
| Other chronic diseasea | 17 (23.0) | 42 (37.8) | 0.03 | 74 (31.1) | 50 (24.8) | 0.14 |
| Hypertension | 26 (35.1) | 38 (34.2) | 0.11 | 109 (45.8) | 58 (28.7) | 0.00 |
| Cold hands and feet | 31 (41.9) | 24 (21.6) | 0.003 | 162 (68.1) | 66 (32.7) | <0.00 |
| Migraine | 6 (8.1) | 6 (5.4) | 0.46 | 64 (26.9) | 32 (15.8) | 0.001 |
| Stroke past | 5 (6.8) | 6 (5.4) | 0.70 | 24 (10.1) | 10 (5.0) | 0.04 |
| Heart diseaseb | 47 (63.5) | 49 (44.1) | 0.01 | 137 (57.6) | 69 (34.2) | <0.00 |
| Diabetes mellitus 1/2 | 26 (35.1) | 35 (31.5) | 0.61 | 64 (26.9) | 48 (23.8) | 0.45 |
aLungs, joints, thyroid, pancreas and liver, mental, peptic ulcer and duodenum; bIschemic heart diseases, heart attack, cardiomyopathy. POAG: Primary open angle glaucoma. P: POAG vs Control.
n=625, n (%)